College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Functions - 3.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 212: 81

Answer

$\displaystyle 2x+h$

Work Step by Step

We are given: $f(x)=x^{2}-4$ We find the difference quotient: $\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ $\displaystyle =\frac{(x+h)^{2}-4-(x^{2}-4)}{h}$ $\displaystyle =\frac{x^{2}+2xh+h^{2}-4-x^{2}+4}{h}$ $\displaystyle =\frac{2xh+h^{2}}{h}$ $\displaystyle =\frac{h(2x+h)}{h}$ $\displaystyle =2x+h$
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